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NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt killed in a last-lap crash at the 2001 Daytona 500. 1  Ken Schrader (36) slams into Dale Earnhardt (3) during the final lap of the Daytona 500. Earnhardt died from injuries sustained in the crash. The Daytona 500 is NASCAR's season opener and is often referred to as its Super Bowl. Earnhardt won it in 1998.
Sunday's race in Daytona Beach, Fla., will be the 10-year anniversary of Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s death on that same track. His crash on the final turn of the final lap brought the racing world to a screeching halt and changed NASCAR forever.